EXFO FTB-1v2 Guide De L'utilisateur page 266

Preparing for Automation
Configuring Your Instruments
Configuring Your Instruments
You can control the instruments in various ways such as writing your own
scripts to send SCPI commands, or using dedicated applications provided
by EXFO (when available).
Before being able to control instruments with SCPI commands, or
control them remotely using a dedicated application such as EXFO
Remote ToolBox, you must first allow remote access to these
instruments.
Regardless of how you intend to control your instruments, you can
configure the following parameters for each of them:
Enable or disable remote access.
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Enable or disable the use as a standalone instrument. Setting an
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instrument as standalone allows to keep the instrument active even if
all users close their dedicated applications.
Enter a description to help you identify the instrument.
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Modify the logical instrument number (LINS) that the system assigns by
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default to each instrument for identification and access purposes.
If you are working with several units housing modules, you may also
find useful to select a distinct offset value for each of these units. The
offset value will be used when assigning the LINS, allowing you to
identify a specific instrument more easily. For example, if the basic
LINS is 1 and you have selected an offset of 10, you will be able to
access the instrument at logical position 11 (offset + LINS).
Each LINS is associated with a specific instrument as long as this
instrument remains in use in the system. When the instrument is
removed, the LINS can then be assigned to another instrument.
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